KanÅ Eitoku
Kanō Eitoku (Japanese狩 野 永 徳; * February 16 1543 in Kyoto, † October 12, 1590 ) was a Japanese painter and founder of the Kano school of Japanese painting in the Azuchi - Momoyama period of Japanese history. His works are known for their elegant and unique style, many of the extant paintings are national cultural property of Japan.
Life
Eitokus grandfather, Kanō Motonobu, was court painter for the Ashikaga shogunate. Under his guidance, he began to paint early and evolved beyond the influenced by the Chinese painting style of his grandfather.
Live At times painted Eitoku for his masters Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His status screens, sliding doors, wall and ceiling paintings decorated Nobunaga's Azuchi castle and Hideyoshi 's residences in Kyoto and Osaka.
Many of his works have been damaged or destroyed during the unrest of the Sengoku period. The obtained even give a picture of his talent, the richness and power of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, and the cultural flowering of the Azuchi - Momoyama culture.
The painter Hasegawa Tohaku was a contemporary and rival of Eitoku.